The United States will do everything it can to ensure Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project does not pose a security threat to Europe, but needs more tools to do so, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. Russia aims to use the pipeline to double the amount of gas shipped to…
Saudi Arabia may have little choice but to reduce the price of its oil as OPEC and allied producers start to ease output curbs amid weakening demand that’s crashed the value of physical supplies. Aramco is expected to cut the official selling price for its flagship Arab Light grade by 48 cents a barrel for…
North Dakota plans to spend $66 million to plug wells abandoned by oil and gas companies in the U.S. state after the pandemic crushed demand for crude, causing a plunge in prices. The $66 million has come from the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, said Katie Haarsager, a spokeswoman for the…
Oil India Limited informed the exchanges Thursday about the final preparation for capping operation of the blowout well in Bhagjan. All high-pressure well control equipment was placed at the designated positions as per plan which included Choke manifold, Ground Xmass tree, BOP control unit and all associated high-pressure lines/hoses, Heat shields are placed to shield…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has alleged that India, China and Russia do not take care of their air, while America does, noting that he withdrew from the “one-sided, energy-destroying” Paris climate accord which would have made it a “non-competitive nation”. Trump, in his address on energy and the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas on…
NUMALIGARH: Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has got environmental clearance for its mega-expansion project of Rs. 22,594 crore from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). The ministery gave the nod for the environment clearance to the project for expansion of the refinery from 3 MMTPA (million metric tonne per annum) to 9 MMTPA…
Jaipur: With the royalty revenue from oil and gas falling over Rs 900 crore in the past four months compared to last year due to sharp decline in crude oil prices, the department is planning to help companies engaged in exploration ramp up production by expediting approval for new land in the Barmer-Sanchore basin. In…
U.S. crude oil inventories shed an impressive 10.6 million barrels in the week to July 24, the Energy Information Administration reported today. This compares with a build of 4.9 million barrels for the previous week. However, inventories remain 17 percent above the five-year seasonal average. A day earlier, the American Petroleum Institute reported an estimated…
Oil prices edged up on Wednesday after a steep drop in US crude inventories, but another record day for COVID-19 cases worldwide kept gains in check.Brent crude futures gained 35 cents to $43.57 a barrel by 10:57 a.m. EDT (1457 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 18 cents to $41.22. US crude…
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. energy consumption plummeted to its lowest level in more than 30 years this spring as the nation’s economy largely shut down because of the coronavirus, federal officials reported Wednesday. The drop was driven by less demand for coal that is burned for electricity and oil that’s refined into gasoline and jet…
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